This condenses every popular cliche about hacking into a neat package, most of which are somehow still used to this day (even despite Mr Robot’s best attempts to show us that hacking doesn’t equal typing fast on a keyboard). It’s very dumb and schlocky, and while it’s aware of that, it’s too afraid to push to a point where it becomes campy fun. Despite being even more dated, WarGames is a much better film than this. The problem is that it’s a schlocky 90s movie aimed at children, so it tries to aim for a tone that's mostly cool, edgy and a little angsty. This does the acting, dialogue, story and MTV editing style no favours, because that’s all way too lame and cheesy to take seriously. The only thing that’s genuinely well done about this movie is the music selection (the song for the credits excluded), it’s filled with 90s techno and breakbeat tracks that have all become classic songs, and they fit perfectly here. You might get some added pleasure out of the fact that aesthetically this is one of the most 90s movies in existence, but for every bit of outdated 90s technology that’s cute to look back on now, there are about 5 cringy fashion choices.
Review by JordyVIP 8BlockedParent2023-06-17T10:11:37Z— updated 2023-06-18T18:08:23Z
This condenses every popular cliche about hacking into a neat package, most of which are somehow still used to this day (even despite Mr Robot’s best attempts to show us that hacking doesn’t equal typing fast on a keyboard). It’s very dumb and schlocky, and while it’s aware of that, it’s too afraid to push to a point where it becomes campy fun. Despite being even more dated, WarGames is a much better film than this. The problem is that it’s a schlocky 90s movie aimed at children, so it tries to aim for a tone that's mostly cool, edgy and a little angsty. This does the acting, dialogue, story and MTV editing style no favours, because that’s all way too lame and cheesy to take seriously. The only thing that’s genuinely well done about this movie is the music selection (the song for the credits excluded), it’s filled with 90s techno and breakbeat tracks that have all become classic songs, and they fit perfectly here. You might get some added pleasure out of the fact that aesthetically this is one of the most 90s movies in existence, but for every bit of outdated 90s technology that’s cute to look back on now, there are about 5 cringy fashion choices.
2/10